In another work trip, this time for the states of Tocantins and Pará, we had the opportunity to visit a confluence. Few confluences have been set in this area because of difficult access, but we found one practically in one of the cities that we would pass in our way. The confluence 08S50W is located on the outskirts of Redenção – Pará.

We left Gurupi (southern Tocantins) at daybreak, and should arrive in Rio Maria (southeastern Pará) up to 4PM. Halfway through this 650km trip we would pass by Redenção, where we would head to the confluence. We’ve checked on Google Maps and the point would be very close to the city. The problem this time was that, because it is a very small town, the streets in the site didn’t match the pictures of the satellite. Then we just printed the sight of the satellite and we trusted that, with the GPS-focused point, we could get to it.

Arriving in town, we discovered the name of the road where the point would be, surrounding a nearby hill and follow. After we got the wrong street, for 3 times since they look all the same, we found the dirt road that more resembled to the satellite picture. The GPS indicated we were approaching the point, and then we saw the only reference point we had: a house near the road, but in the opposite position of the point. We stopped the car and passed through a wire fence to continue the search on foot. The point was located on land not used, even with virgin forest. After skipping a few tree roots and pass in the middle of some burned bushes (due to the strong heat of the region), we got to the point in about 50 meters away from dirt road.

We recorded the pictures and continue our journey to the work meeting. But the real adventure of this confluence was the return, or rather, attempts to return to Sao Paulo. After blocking the road of the Landless Movement (twice), a man shot at the roadside, 120km of dirt road not heavily used, an angry trucker, a ferry crossing on the Araguaia River and a hotel with no light (which means no air conditioning in a heat of 28 ° C at night) at the 3rd attempt, 2 days late, we got back home.